[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 149 (Thursday, November 1, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H7717-H7718]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred, as follows:

           By Mr. COBLE (for himself and Mr. Berman):
       H.R. 3204. A bill to restore Federal remedies for 
     infringements of intellectual property by States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. Graves, Mr. Berman, 
             and Mr. Cannon):
       H.R. 3205. A bill to enhance the border security of the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select), International Relations, 
     Government Reform, Ways and Means, and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 3206. A bill to authorize the Government National 
     Mortgage Association to guarantee securities backed by 
     certain conventional mortgages; to the Committee on Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Capuano, Ms. Carson of 
             Indiana, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Crowley, 
             Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Farr of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank, Mr. 
             Hoeffel, Mr. Honda, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Clay, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lee, 
             Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. 
             McGovern, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Moran of Virginia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. 
             Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. 
             Solis, Mr. Stark, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Waxman, 
             Mr. Weiner, Mr. Wexler, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 3207. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the manufacture or importation, or transfer by a 
     licensed firearms dealer, of a pistol that does not have a 
     chamber load indicator and, in the case of a semiautomatic 
     pistol that has a detachable magazine, a mechanism that 
     prevents the pistol from being fired when the magazine is not 
     attached; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself and Mr. Dooley of 
             California):
       H.R. 3208. A bill to authorize funding through the 
     Secretary of the Interior for the implementation of a 
     comprehensive program in California to achieve increased 
     water yield and environmental benefits, as well as improved 
     water system reliability, water quality, water use 
     efficiency, watershed management, water transfers, and levee 
     protection; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Ferguson):
       H.R. 3209. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to false communications about certain criminal 
     violations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Baker, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Ney, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Gillmor, 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, Mr. Riley, 
             Mr. Jones of North Carolina, Mr. Ose, Mrs. Biggert, 
             Mr. Green of Wisconsin, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Fossella, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Cantor, Mr. Grucci, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Rogers of 
             Michigan, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Issa):
       H.R. 3210. A bill to ensure the continued financial 
     capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from 
     terrorism; to the Committee on Financial Services, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Kanjorski, 
             Mr. Oxley, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Baker):
       H.R. 3211. A bill to revise the banking and bankruptcy 
     insolvency laws with respect to the termination and netting 
     of financial contracts, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA (for himself, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, and Mr. Menendez):
       H.R. 3212. A bill to require Secretary of Defense to expand 
     the range maintenance program of the Department of Defense 
     regarding the removal of unexploded ordnance and munitions 
     constituents from live impact areas of military training 
     ranges to include any underwater portions of the live impact 
     areas; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. ACEVEDO-VILA (for himself, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Towns, and Mr. Menendez):
       H.R. 3213. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to acquire and manage lands in the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico to provide for the protection of critical aquifers and 
     watersheds that serve as a principal water supply for Puerto 
     Rico, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 3214. A bill to amend the charter of the AMVETS 
     organization; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Smith 
             of Texas, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Leach, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mr. Fletcher, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Goode, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Rogers 
             of Michigan, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Tauzin, 
             Mr. Vitter, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Peterson of Pennsylvania, 
             Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Hastings of Florida):
       H.R. 3215. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     expand and modernize the prohibition against interstate 
     gambling, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 3216. A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National 
     School Lunch Act to exclude certain basic allowances for 
     housing of an individual who is a member of the uniformed 
     services from the determination of eligibility for free and 
     reduced price meals of a child of the individual; to the 
     Committee on Education and the Workforce.
           By Mr. FORD:
       H.R. 3217. A bill to allow consumers a temporary 2-week 
     grace period for payment of bills due to the extraordinary 
     circumstances resulting from the disruptions and general 
     uncertainty surrounding United States mail, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Sherwood, Mr. Ney, Mr. Holden, Mr. Gekas, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Ms. Hart, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. Borski):
       H.R. 3218. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax to holders of bonds 
     issued to finance land and water reclamation of abandoned 
     mine land areas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LINDER (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, and Ms. 
             Harman):
       H.R. 3219. A bill to enable the Centers for Disease Control 
     and Prevention to carry out its responsibilities efficiently, 
     including with regard to responding to bioterrorism, by 
     authorizing additional appropriations for designing, 
     constructing, and equipping new

[[Page H7718]]

     facilities and renovating existing facilities of such 
     Centers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Commerce.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       H.R. 3220. A bill to improve aviation security, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Rules, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 3221. A bill to establish a temporary moratorium on 
     the issuance of visas for nonimmigrant foreign students and 
     other exchange program participants and to improve reporting 
     requirements for universities under the foreign student 
     monitoring program; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TANCREDO:
       H.R. 3222. A bill to limit the number of H1-B nonimmigrant 
     visas issued in any fiscal year; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. UDALL of New Mexico (for himself, Mrs. Wilson, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. George 
             Miller of California, and Mr. Thompson of 
             California):
       H.R. 3223. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to construct the 
     Jicarilla Apache Nation Municipal Water Delivery and 
     Wastewater Collection Systems in the State of New Mexico, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. WILSON (for herself, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. 
             Gibbons):
       H.R. 3224. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     establish a program to provide assistance to small 
     communities for use in carrying out projects and activities 
     necessary to achieve or maintain compliance with drinking 
     water standards; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 3225. A bill to express the sense of Congress that a 
     uniform standard for declaring levels of alert in cases of 
     emergencies should be developed for Federal agencies, and to 
     require the Comptroller General to conduct a study of how 
     such a uniform standard may be implemented; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 3226. A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the 
     United States to conduct a study regarding children directly 
     affected by the terrorist attacks against the United States 
     on September 11, 2001; to the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce.
           By Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas:
       H.R. 3227. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     provide for research on methods to combat biological 
     contamination of public drinking water supplies, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Watts 
             of Oklahoma, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Fletcher, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Gutknecht, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Shays, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Paul, Mr. 
             Pitts, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of 
             Virginia, Mr. Kerns, Mr. Flake, Mr. Cantor, Mr. Issa, 
             Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Cox, Mr. Wu, Mr. 
             Barcia, and Mr. Chabot):
       H. Con. Res. 258. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture and 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services should work to 
     improve cooperation and eliminate duplication in the area of 
     food safety inspection, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. 
             Crowley):
       H. Con. Res. 259. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress regarding the relief efforts undertaken by 
     charitable organizations and the people of the United States 
     in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks against the United 
     States that occurred on September 11, 2001; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Ms. Lee, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, and Ms. Kilpatrick):
       H. Con. Res. 260. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the trade and economic development 
     policies of the United States should respect and support the 
     rights of African farmers with respect to their agricultural 
     and biological resources, traditional knowledge, and 
     technologies; to the Committee on International Relations, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

                          ____________________